The Munsey

This July 1904 issue of Munsey's Magazine (Vol. XXXI, No. 4) contains diverse fiction, poetry, and topical articles. The featured story "Freckles McGraw" by Susan Keating Glaspell concerns a young Irish-American State-House elevator operator who champions a reform legislature's efforts to pass the Kelley Bill, a measure imposing higher railroad taxes. When Freckles learns that Senator Stacy's vote determines the bill's passage, and that lobbyist Henry Ludlow plans to intercept Stacy before the vote, Freckles deliberately traps Ludlow in the rising elevator, marooning him in the upper reaches of the building. This delays Ludlow's influence and allows the Senate to pass the Kelley Bill. The issue also includes serial installments (chapters X-XII of "The Abbess of Vlaye" by Stanley J. Weyman and chapters XXII-XXV of "Double Harness" by Anthony Hope), shorter fiction, poetry, biographical articles on historical figures and contemporary political matters, and feature pieces on topics including consumption prevention and the Chautauqua Movement.